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Cell towers are popping up at U.S. schools. The long-term solution may be here to stay. David Ingram © Provided by NBC News The Dallas Independent School District is used to providing internet service to students when they’re on school property. But it’s never had something quite like the 90-foot towers going up at a handful of schools in the district — its first foray into building its own network of cellular transmission towers.  Like a growing number of school distri...

Texas big plan for closing the digital divide: at-home broadband internet for every student FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Luis Rodriguez, Xfinity comp tech supervisor, is shown with a home modem Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Houston. Texas Education Agency officials are targeting a new, unprecedented goal in the coming years to ensure all public-school students have at-home broadband internet.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Luis Rodriguez, Xfinity comp te...

Winners of 2021 DallasCIO ORBIE Awards Announced Share Article Executives from Toyota, Alcon, NCH Corporation, National Life Group, Exeter Finance LLC, European Wax Center, Signify Health & Dallas Independent School District Recognized for their Achievements DALLAS (PRWEB) February 26, 2021 DallasCIO announced the winners of its 2021 CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. DallasCIO recognized chief information officers in seven key cat...

Even she didnt realize just how much her students and even her teachers werent connected to the internet. "Mrs. Weaver, I dont have WiFi. It blew me away," she said, recalling a conversation on campus. "What do you mean, you dont have WiFi? Who doesnt have WiFi?" That conversation was with a teacher, the situation was worse with her students. More than 80% of the students at Lincoln High School live below the poverty line. The numbers of families without internet are significant all across so...